Lecture Description
Review Lagrangian techniques in Classical Mechanics.
Coordinates describe the state of a system, position, momentum.
Euler's equations.
Fields exist throughout space-time.
Example: point masses connected by springs.
The Action integral and the Principle of Least Action
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Course Description
This Stanford Continuing Studies course is the second of a six-quarter sequence of classes exploring the essential theoretical foundations of modern physics. The topics covered in this course focus on quantum mechanics. The course is taught by Leonard Susskind, the Felix Bloch Professor of Physics at Stanford University.
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